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DESCRIPTION:12/11 Emergency Actions-Stop The Secrecy Laws In Japan No More Nuclear
Start-ups And Fukushima Cover-ups\nStop The Secrecy Laws In Japan!\nNo More
Nuclear Start-ups And Fukushima Cover-ups!\n\nAll Out Wednesday December
11, 2013 3:00 PM\nJapanese Consulate 50 Fremont St./Mission St.\nSan
Francisco\nWest Coast And Hawaii Day Of Action At Japanese Consulates in
Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu\n\nSponsored by No
Nukes Action Committee\nhttp://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/\n\nBring your
banners and posters "Stop The Abe Repressive Secrecy Laws And Attacks On
Human And Democratic Rights In Japan"\nNo Restart Of Nuclear Power Plants
In Japan\nEvacuate The Children and People Of Fukushima Now!\n\n\nThe
Japanese government and it's LDP prime minister Abe is seeking to push
through a "Secrecy Law" that could be used to silence\nnot only people
reporting on what is going on at Fukushima but even those who are trying to
find out what is happening in Fukushima.\nThis is an open flagrant effort
to silence anti-nuclear activists and human rights activists who are
fighting to defend the children and people of Fukushima.\nNational
newspapers in Japan and even the New York Times have opposed these
repressive secrecy laws since they would also prevent the media from
investigating and reporting not only on Fukushima but many other issues of
critical importance to the public in Japan and around the world. \nThis is
not just a Japanese issue but of great importance for the world. Already
anti-nuclear activists such as Osaka Professor Shimoji have been jailed
for leafleting against the burning of nuclear rubble. \nA leader of the
Liberal Democratic Party even accused protesters against the bill of being
"terrorists". This fascistic type of law and\nrepressive attacks is a
dangerous escalation of threats to free speech and human and democratic
rights.\nhttp://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20131130p2g00m0dm023000c.html\nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/opinion/international/japans-illiberal-secrecy-law.html?ref=opinion\nFukushima,
Nuclear Power and Repression With Osaka Professor Masaki
Shimoji\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKRvT3Ku_H0&feature=youtu.be\nLDP
bigwig apologizes for 'terrorism' comment over protests against secrets
bill\nhttp://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20131202p2a00m0na026000c.html\n\nPlease
get your organization to endorse this rally and speak out against the
secrecy laws and to stop the start-ups of the nuclear plants in Japan and
around\nthe world.\n\nFor more information contact\ncall 510-495-5952 or
nonukesactioncommittee(at)gmail.com\nhttp://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/\n\nThe
Japanese people need the support of the US people to help stop these
reactionary laws and defend the people of Fukushima. Please Join This
Action\n\n\nFukushima residents furious at lower house passage of
contentious secrecy bill-They voiced fear that information related to the
Fukushima nuclear disaster could be designated as "special
secrets."\nFukushima residents furious at lower house passage of
contentious secrecy
bill\nhttp://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20131127p2a00m0na013000c.html\n\nWomen
march through Tokyo's Ginza shopping street to protest against a state
secrets protection bill on Nov. 26. (Mainichi)\n拡大写真\nFUKUSHIMA --
Residents here are angry over the ruling bloc's railroading of a highly
controversial state secrets protection bill through the House of
Representatives on the evening of Nov. 26 -- just one day after voicing
strong opposition to the legislation at a public hearing.\n\nAt the lower
house special committee's public hearing on the legislation held in
Fukushima on Nov. 25, all of the seven local residents who were invited to
state their opinions voiced opposition to or concerns about the
government-sponsored secrecy bill. They voiced fear that information
related to the Fukushima nuclear disaster could be designated as "special
secrets." Their opinions, however, were not reflected in Diet
deliberations. Therefore, they became infuriated at the quick-and-dirty
passage of the bill through the lower house. One of the residents angrily
said, "How far are they going to go in fooling us?"\n\nTamotsu Baba, mayor
of Namie near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, who had
stated his opinion at the public hearing, said on Nov. 26, "I was surprised
because the public hearing was held yesterday, and the bill was passed
today. What was the public hearing for? What did I attend the public
hearing for? I don't have the faintest idea." He then raised his voice and
said, "That was too hasty. There should be much more
discussion."\n\nMitsugi Araki, a lawyer who stated his opinion at the
public hearing, also said furiously, "That trampled on the sentiments of
the Fukushima people." He went on to say, "We were feeling that our
opinions could be used as an excuse. But still, all of us spoke up with our
utmost efforts. But our thoughts were ignored." However, the bill has not
been enacted yet. Araki added, "I want legislators to discuss it
carefully."\n\nSaki Okawara, a 61-year-old resident of Miharu, said, "The
public hearing was something like a sneak attack. Okawara went to the venue
for the public hearing, but was not able to sit in on the hearing. Tickets
to the hearing were distributed to political parties and many people who
have no connections with political parties did not even know the public
hearing had been planned, Okawara said. "Fukushima was nothing but one of
the pieces leading up to the vote. Even if we raise our voice, it would
never be heard. It is sad that politicians don't have any intention to
accept our opinions," Okawara said.\n\nKazue Morizono, a 51-year-old
housewife from Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, who could not sit in on the
hearing, raised her voice and said, "I was sort of hoping that the frank
opinions of the speakers would put on the brakes. But how far are they
going to go and try to fool Fukushima?" She went on to say, "Because our
relationship of trust with the government has crumbled this far, it would
affect not only the bill but also every piece of reconstruction
work."\n\nReiko Hachisuka, 61, who had served as a member of the Diet's
investigation committee on the Fukushima nuclear disaster, said, "I hope
information involving the lives of residents will not be made secret. The
government must have learned lessons from the accident. I want the
government to distinguish between information it needs to safeguard and
information involving people's lives and handle such information in good
faith."\n\nMeanwhile, about 300 members of women's groups marched through
the Ginza shopping street in central Tokyo to protest against the secrecy
bill on Nov. 26. Members of women's groups from around the country took
part in the rally proposed by writer Karin Amamiya. Carrying placards, some
of which read: "What is secret?" and "That is secret," they shouted, "We
will never tolerate forcible passage (of the bill)." The rally started
after the bill was railroaded through the lower house special panel on
security. Yuri Horie, president of the Japan Federation of Women's
Organizations (Fudanren), said, "We must not allow for a repeat of the
mistake that lead to the war with women's eyes, ears and mouths shut
off."\n\nA separate protest rally was also held near the Diet building in
Tokyo's Nagatacho district until around 9 p.m. on Nov. 26. When protesters
heard the news that the lower house plenary session had just passed the
bill, they shouted, "No!" and "Kill the bill!"\n\nNovember 27,
2013(Mainichi Japan)\n\nPR情報\n •
中性脂肪が…１日１本続けて約２０％低下！？ニッスイが開発（トクホ）\n •
英語嫌いにバカバカ売れる４年連続「日本一」の教材が今タブレット端末付き\n •
【急募】年収800万円〜2000万円の求人増加中！年収UPを狙う40代の方は必見\n •
え、まだ毎日ヨーグルトを食べてるの！？オススメ新・健康習慣／森下仁丹\n\n
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SUMMARY:Emergency Actions-Stop The Secrecy Laws In Japan No More Nuclear Start-ups And Fukushima C
LOCATION:Japanese Consulate\n50 Fremont St./Mission St.\nSan Francisco, CA
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